Clapp Family Mastodon
American Mastodon (Mammut americanus) at
Newaygo drain construction project in United States

Biography

☨ ⚪ Clapp Family Mastodon
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Museum locations
Present / last location:	Grand Rapids Public Museum, in United States

Date of arrival

2022-08-12	Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, United States

Identification


Description
Species:	American Mastodon (Mammut americanus)
Sex and age:	, unknown age
Status:	fossil
Origin
Born:	* 11,000 years ago wild
Birth place:	in North America unspecified forest
Death
Dead:	†11,000 years ago
Death location:	Newaygo drain construction project
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Newaygo drain construction project, in United States

Date of arrival

	Newaygo drain construction project from North America unspecified forest

Record history
History of updates	2022-08-22

Latest document update	2022-08-22 12:26:54

† Clapp Family Mastodon is a dead fossil American Mastodon (Mammut americanus), , who died at Newaygo drain construction project, in United States, .

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at Grand Rapids Public Museum, in Grand Rapids, United States, since 2022-08-12.

Origin

Clapp Family Mastodon was born wild at North America unspecified forest.

Comments / pictures

The Skeleton appeared to be 60% of a single, Juvenile mastodon that died over 11,700 years ago, Dr. Cory Redman, the Grand Rapids Public Museum's science curator, said.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Clapp Family Mastodon, American Mastodon (Mammut americanus) located at Grand Rapids Public Museum in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10506. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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